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Comptia Project + Project Management

Subjects : certifications, comptia-project-+, it-skills

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Centralized management of one or more portfolios - which includes identifying - prioritizing - authorizing - managing and controlling projects - programs and related work - to achieve specific strategic business objectives
portfolio management (Technique)
risk management plan (Output/Input)
project risk management (Knowledge Area)
change control system (Tool)

2. Deliverable oriented hierarchical decomposition of the work to be executed by the project team to accomplish the project objectives and create the required deliverables
earned value technique (EVT) (Technique)
project cost management (Knowledge Area)
risk breakdown structure (RBS)
work breakdown structure (WBS) (Output/Input)

3. Graphical representation of situations showing causal influences - time ordering of events and other relationships among variables and outcomes
influence diagram (Tool)
contingency reserve(Output/Input)
finish to finish (FF)
sponsor

4. Analysis. a statistical technique that calculates the average outcome when the future includes scenarios that may or may not happen. used in decision tree analysis.
node
expected monetary value (EMV)
precedence diagramming method (PDM) (Technique)
code of accounts (Tool)

5. Determining project stakeholder information needs and defining a communication approach
voice of the customer
plan communications (Process)
start to start (SS)
scope management plan(Output/Input)

6. Centralized coordinated management of a program to achieve the program's strategic objectives and benefits
decomposition (Technique)
finish date
risk avoidance (Technique)
program management

7. Aggregating the estimated costs of individual activities or work packages to establish an authorized cost baseline
specification limits
logical relationship
determine budget (Process)
monitor and control risks (Process)

8. A general data gathering and creativity technique that can be used to identify risks - ideas or solutions to issues by using a group of team members or subject matter experts
voice of the customer
performance measurement baseline
template
brainstorming (Technique)

9. Information and data on the status of the project schedule activities being performed to accomplish the project work collected as part of the direct and manage project execute processes. Information includes: status of deliverables - implementation s
estimate costs (Process)
work performance information
baseline
probability and impact matrix (Tool)

10. The person assigned by the performing organization to achieve the project objectives
scope change
project manager
decomposition (Technique)
float

11. Any form of schedule network analysis in which scheduling decisions are driven by resource constraints
Monte Carlo simulation
data date
estimate (Output/Input)
resource leveling (Technique)

12. Documenting project purchasing decisions - specifying the approach and identifying potential sellers
forecast
plan procurements (Process)
specification limits
Delphi technique (Technique)

13. Analytical procedure in which each potential failure mode in every component of a product is analyzed to determine its effect on the reliability of that component and - by itself or in combination with other possible failure modes - on the reliabilit
failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) (Technique)
common cause
Delphi technique (Technique)
plan procurements (Process)

14. Model used in conjunction with manual methods or project management software to perform schedule network analysis to generate the project schedule for use in managing the executing or a project
manage project team (Process)
schedule model (Tool)
perform qualitative analysis (Process)
brainstorming (Technique)

15. Management methodology for integrating scope - schedule and resources and for objectively measuring project performance and progress. performance is measured by determining the budgeted cost of work performed (earned value) and comparing it to the ac
free float
earned value management (EV
identify stakeholders (Process)
project risk management (Knowledge Area)

16. Risk that remains after risk responses have been implemented
budget at completion (BAC)
buyer
residual risk
project procurement management (Knowledge Area)

17. Performing the work defined in the project management plan to achieve the project's objectives
lessons learned knowledge base
direct and manage project execution (Process)
input (Process) input
expert judgment (Technique)

18. Float (total float - free float)
slack
earned value management (EV
organizational breakdown structure (OBS) (Tool)
lessons learned(Output/Input)

19. Document that establishes criteria and activities for developing and controlling the project schedule
common cause
schedule management plan (Output/Input)
schedule compression
project management

20. A mutually binding agreement that obligates the seller to provide the specified product or service or result and obligates the buyer to pay for it
contract (Output/Input)
failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) (Technique)
sensitivity analysis
opportunity

21. Those criteria - including performance requirements and essential conditions which must be met before project deliverables are accepted
manage stakeholder expectations (Process)
product
resource histogram
acceptance criteria

22. Document describing how project risk management will be structured and performed on the project. contains the list of project risks - the results of risk analysis and risk responses
buffer
variance analysis (Technique)
risk management plan (Output/Input)
lessons learned knowledge base

23. Calculated projection of cost performance that must be achieved on the remaining work to meet a specified management goal. ratio of remaining work to funds remaining
work authorization system (Tool)
summary activity
assumptions analysis (Technique)
to complete performance index (TCPI)

24. Inclusive term - describes the sum of knowledge within the profession of project management. includes proven traditional practices that are widely applied and innovative practices that are emerging.
triggers
schedule baseline
project management body of knowledge
three point estimate (Technique)

25. Identifying early and late start dates as well as early and late finish dates for the uncompleted portions of project schedule activities
work performance information
schedule network analysis (Technique)
analogous estimating (Technique)
executing processes (Process Group)

26. Determining which risks may affect the project and documenting their characteristics
project procurement management (Knowledge Area)
estimate (Output/Input)
failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) (Technique)
identify risks (Process)

27. Analytical technique used to determine basic underlying reason that causes a variance or defect or risk
root cause analysis (Technique)
change requests
sponsor
project management system (Tool)

28. Formally documented change request that is submitted for approval to the integrated change control process
risk tolerance
scope change
requested change(Output/Input)
project time management (Knowledge Area)

29. Application of knowledge - skills - tools and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements
assumptions analysis (Technique)
approved change request (Output/Input)
project management
develop project charter (Process)

30. Information system consisting of tools and techniques to gather - integrate and disseminate the outputs of project management processes.
project management information system (PMIS) (Tool)
program
sensitivity analysis
risk breakdown structure (RBS)

31. A product - result or service generated by a process
objective
output (Process)
trend analysis (Technique)
procurement documents (Output/Input)

32. A method of estimating a component of work. the work is decomposed into more detail. an estimate is prepared of what is needed to meet the requirements of each of the lower - more detailed pieces of work - and these estimates are then aggregated into
bottom-up estimating (Technique)
staffing management plan
schedule compression
subproject

33. The date up to or through which the project's reporting system has provided actual status and accomplishments. also called as-of date and time-now date.
risk mitigation (Technique)
change control
project management information system (PMIS) (Tool)
data date

34. Hierarchal structure of resources by resource category and resource type used in resource leveling schedules and to develop resource limited schedules and which may be used to identify and analyze project human resource management
application area
resource breakdown structure
direct and manage project execution (Process)
schedule performance index (SPI)

35. Collection of logically related project activities - usually culminating in the completion of a major deliverable. project phase is a component of the project life cycle
project phase
project schedule (Output/Input)
master schedule (Tool)
perform integrated change control (Process)

36. Smaller portion of the overall project created when a project is subdivided by their logical relationship
subproject
produce scope
budget
activity

37. Change to project scope. almost always requires an adjustment to the project cost or schedule
scope change
project management plan (Output/Input)
product life cycle
milestone

38. The earliest point in time on which the uncompleted portions of a schedule activity (or the project) can finish - based on the schedule network logic - the data date and any schedule constraints.
historical information
perform quality control (Process)
early finish date (EF)
project procurement management (Knowledge Area)

39. Requests to expand or reduce the project scope - modify policies - processes - plans or procedures - modify costs or budgets - or revise schedules
develop project management plan (Process)
change requests
monitor
firm fixed price contract (FFP)

40. Calendar of working days and non-working days that determines those dates on which each specific recourse is idle or can be active
resource calendar
BCWS
deliverable (Output/Input)
conduct procurements (Process)

41. Describes each component in the work breakdown structure (WBS). for each WBS component - the WBS dictionary includes a brief definition of the scope of statement of work - defined deliverables - a list of associated activities and list of milestones.
work package
perform quality control (Process)
staffing management plan
work breakdown structure dictionary

42. Developing an approximation of the monetary resources needed to complete project activities
material
to complete performance index (TCPI)
technique
estimate costs (Process)

43. The formally documented identification of a defect in a project component with a recommendation to either repair the defect or completely replace the component
defect
defect repair
produce scope
performance measurement baseline

44. Identifying quality requirements and/or standards for the project and product and documenting how the project will demonstrate compliance
resource breakdown structure
monitor and control project work (Process)
plan quality (Process)
identify risks (Process)

45. Information gathering technique examines the project from the perspective of each projects strengths - weaknesses - opportunities - and threats to increase the breadth of the risks considered by risk management
successor activity
strengths - weaknesses - opportunities - threats analysis (SWOT)
project procurement management (Knowledge Area)
resource leveling (Technique)

46. Logical grouping of project management inputs - tools and techniques and outputs. includes initiating processes - planning processes - executing processes - monitoring and controlling processes and closing processes. NOT project phases
preventative action
project management process group
activity identifier
collect requirements (Process)

47. A specific technique for measuring the performance of work and used to establish the performance measurement baseline
change control board (CCB)
lead (Technique)
earned value technique (EVT) (Technique)
perform quality control (Process)

48. A table that links requirements to their origin and traces them throughout the project life cycle
early finish date (EF)
requirements traceability matrix
precedence diagramming method (PDM) (Technique)
scope baseline

49. The process of finalizing all activities across all of the project management process groups to formally complete the project or phase
Monte Carlo analysis
close project or phase (Process)
calendar unit
conduct procurements (Process)

50. Auditing the quality requirements and the results from quality control measurements to ensure appropriate quality standards and operational definitions are used
perform quality assurance (Process)
earned value (EV)
decision tree analysis (Technique)
planning package